A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Enterprise Apple on B.118 (Spring 2025)
An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers. Also known as Co-op 30.
Enterprise is the perfect apple for no-spray cultivation. The ninth variety released by the PRI program, it is field immune to scab, and resistant to mildew, cedar apple rust, and fireblight. This grower-friendly tree is vigorous, spreading, and reliably productive.
Ripening late October in upstate NY, between Rome and Braeburn, Enterprise is a medium-large glossy apple that is fully red. The skin is quite thick and tough, and the apple is better served peeled. The flesh is creamy, firm, and crisp with a flavor similar to Idared. This apple will keep well in storage for up to six months, during which its flavor will intensify slightly.
The parentage of Enterprise includes, McIntosh, Golden Delicious, and the crabapple Malus floribunda, which imparts scab-resistance. This apple was released in 1993.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Disease-Resistant, Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking, storage, jelly, sauce
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: PRI 1661-2 x PRI 1661-1
Origin: Indiana
Introduced in: 1993
Introduced by: E. B. Williams; Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Universities
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: 800
Ripening date: Nov 03 (approximate, in New York State) + 49 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: B.118 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Standard (90% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 24'
Good for wildlife planting? Y
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Immune
Fireblight: Resistant
Powdery Mildew: Resistant
Cedar-Apple Rust: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Standard (90% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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